Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
8.22 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burkina Faso
7.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Algeria rank
148th
Burkina Faso rank
150th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.22 kilograms per hectare against 7.55 kilograms per hectare in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.67 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 148th and Burkina Faso ranks 150th of 201 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.27 kilograms per hectare | 0.1 kilograms per hectare | 4.17 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
| 1970s | 8.18 kilograms per hectare | 0.4 kilograms per hectare | 7.78 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
| 1980s | 9.67 kilograms per hectare | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 8.15 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
| 1990s | 5.53 kilograms per hectare | 2.82 kilograms per hectare | 2.7 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
| 2000s | 4.63 kilograms per hectare | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | 0.996 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
| 2010s | 8.1 kilograms per hectare | 6.51 kilograms per hectare | 1.59 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
| 2020s | 8.26 kilograms per hectare | 6.26 kilograms per hectare | 2 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
- Algeria, at 8.22 kilograms per hectare against 7.55 kilograms per hectare in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 0.67 kilograms per hectare, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 148th and Burkina Faso ranks 150th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.